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Follows directions and engages in litigation (6)

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I believe the answer is:

ensues

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'follows' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'directions and engages in litigation' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'directions' could be 'ns' (N is an example) and 'ns' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for ensues that I've seen before include "Follows as a consequence" , "Comes about as consequence" , "Comes about, happens" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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